MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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